Iceland’s first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkurv (Reykjavík Football Club), was founded.
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Egyptian King Tutankhamun's coffin was discovered.
Lionel Messi scored his 300th goal for Barcelona's soccer team.
The first known British check was written for the amount of £400.
NASA's Explorer 9 satellite launched from the Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia.
The first commercial helicopter, Sikorsky S51, had its first test flight.
